Empress Xiao not only invited several old doctors from the Imperial Hospital headed by Bai Yuan, but also invited two prime ministers.
The left prime minister Lin Jian has been an official for decades, and the Lin family behind him is a famous family that has been passed down since the beginning of the dynasty. On the other hand, Xu Sheng, the right prime minister, as the mainstay of the Qingliu faction, was an honest and upright official, and he hated evil as hatred, and was deeply loved by the courtiers. These two people have almost all represented the two factions in the DPRK and China, one representing a famous family, and the other representing a humble family.
It is self-evident why Empress Xiao invited them here.
On the huge dragon bed in the inner hall of Zichen Hall, Emperor Xi lay on it, breathing gently, if not for his pale face, people would think that he was just asleep and not in a coma.
Empress Xiao stood on the side of the dragon bed and said, "The Imperial Physician Zhou is the imperial physician appointed by His Majesty, and has been nourishing the dragon's body for His Majesty. I thought that since His Majesty believed in the Imperial Physician of Zhou so much, there must be a reason for him, but I didn't realize it. We have to recruit other imperial physicians for diagnosis and treatment. Who would have thought that the wicked villain would spread rumors to slander the palace and the prince, in order to show his innocence and not be offended, he specially invited Baiyuan envoy and two imperial physicians this time. The Imperial Physician of Zhou will examine the pulse of His Majesty together, and by the way invite the two Prime Ministers as witnesses."
Prime Minister Lin bowed his hands, "My lady is thoughtful."
Xu Chengxiang said: "The niangniang is enlightened, so that you can walk and sit upright."
The words of the two were spoken together, and from this one could see who they were. As a member of an aristocratic family, Prime Minister Lin always spoke with a bit of a hint, but Prime Minister Xu seemed to be more clear-cut.
Empress Xiao nodded with a smile, and motioned for several imperial physicians to come forward to check her pulse.
After a few people were diagnosed, they went to the side to communicate for a while, and the White Court envoy stepped forward and said: "The diagnosis of Zhou imperial doctor is correct, Your Majesty is indeed suffering from erysipelas. After listening to the advice of the imperial doctor, I cut off the medicinal pills. Unfortunately, the erysipelas accumulates in the body too much, and it is not enough to get sick on weekdays. Once the onset of the disease, the disease will come down like a mountain. At this time, the coma is also because the dragon body is too weak. , you can still wake up, but it’s hard to say at this time, maybe three or two days, maybe three or two months.”
"Is there a serious problem with Your Majesty?" Prime Minister Xu asked.
Everyone could understand what the big problem he said was, that is, if they asked Emperor Xi if he would die.
But who would dare to tell people about this kind of thing, Bai Yuanshi could only smile bitterly: "Master Xu, it's not that the subordinate officials don't want to say it, but this matter is really uncertain, and it stands to reason that His Majesty's dragon body should not be there. One step, but now no one dares to say what the result will be."
Then Prime Minister Xu nodded, and it was not easy to be embarrassed any more, but his thick gray eyebrows were furrowed.
"Your Majesty's body has always been taken care of by Imperial Doctor Zhou. I wonder if it is feasible to continue to hand it over to Imperial Doctor Zhou?" Queen Xiao said.
Why did everyone come today? Everyone knows in their hearts. They all have doubts about Emperor Xi's serious illness and coma. At this time, since several highly respected imperial physicians have been diagnosed, naturally there is nothing to doubt.
"The Imperial Physician Zhou has superb medical skills, few people in the Imperial Hospital can match it, and he has been in charge of His Majesty's dragon body for a long time. Since this matter has always been the responsibility of the Imperial Physician Zhou, he will not leave the two hands, and the minister has no objection." Bai Yuanshi said.
The people present were all human beings, so they naturally understood the way the Taiyuan Hospital did things for people. If something like this is bad, it would be a disaster for people to raid their homes and destroy their homes. It's no wonder that Baiyuan's judgment was so positive.
It's just poor doctor Zhou.
The eyes of the two prime ministers moved to Zhou Jin with a hint of pity.
"Since this matter has been decided, the old minister will leave first."
Prime Minister Xu has always had a lot of things to do, so this matter is over, and naturally he doesn't want to continue wasting time here. Prime Minister Lin also said goodbye.
After the two prime ministers left, Concubine Xu and King Jin also left. Although the eyes were full of unbelief and reluctance, the two old prime ministers were here to testify, and they couldn't say anything more. Needless to say, the other imperial physicians all withdrew.
Empress Xiao glanced at Zheng Haiquan and said, "Eunuch Zheng, take care of you here, this palace will return to Fengqi Palace."
"Yes."
Entering the Fengqi Palace, the crown prince suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Empress mother, the son-in-law only knew that the white court envoy was ours."
Empress Xiao smiled disapprovingly, "Good things must be used at key points. Your mother has been operating in the harem for decades, so how can you not let people go in such a critical place as the Imperial Hospital!"
"The other two?"
"Those two aren't, they just have a handle in your grandfather's hands."
Hearing this, the prince showed a relieved smile.
"Now King Jin has nothing to say, just sit alone and watch them jump off the wall."
"They jumped over the wall in a hurry, so we can grasp the handle. If we can catch the King of Jin, there is no reason for him to stay in the capital. If he doesn't return to the fief, he will be peeled off."
"Empress mother, how long did you say you have to wait—" the prince couldn't help but asked.
Empress Xiao frowned when she saw the prince's secretly excited face.
"This matter can't be taken too hastily. No one in the civil and military affairs of this dynasty is a fool. If it is too hasty, the King of Jin will take advantage of the chaos to denounce it, and the courtiers will also criticize it."
"My son knows." The crown prince also understands this truth, "Zheng Haiquan won't doubt it? After all, he follows his father every day, do you want it?"
The prince made a gesture.
When it comes to this Zheng Haiquan, even Empress Xiao has a headache. She thought for a while before she said, "No, Zheng Haiquan is too conspicuous. Your father emperor Zheng Haiquan had an accident just after he fell, which will only arouse unnecessary suspicion. It is not appropriate to act rashly now. He is also brilliant, and it shouldn't be a problem if he cooperates with the inside and the outside."
The two discussed a few more words before the prince left Fengqi Palace, while Empress Xiao changed her clothes and went to Zichen Palace again.
At the same time, in the Chunluan Palace on the other side, Concubine Xu Gui and King Jin were in a different situation.
"How can it not be tricky in this? I don't believe it, I definitely don't believe it!"
"Mother concubine doesn't believe it either." Concubine Xu Gui frowned deeply, and said, "But so many people have been diagnosed, and the queen has invited two prime ministers to testify. Once this is over, no one else can raise any objections. Blame this queen for being too cunning. Mingli was forced to be in a hurry by us, but secretly, there was a plan to hide it from the public. This time, the incident happened suddenly. The White Court envoy and the other two imperial physicians are considered extremely old people in the imperial hospital."
Why didn't King Jin understand that Empress Xiao was tricked, but some things can be used one but not the other. Let's use rumors again, let's not say that the queen can punish everyone as a matter of course, and the court will not be able to toss. As soon as the rumors come out, they are facing two high-ranking prime ministers, so this dumb loser Jin and Xu Guifei can only swallow it hard. go down.
"That old man Lin Jian is really useless, so he won't say a few words to this king."
Concubine Xu Gui smiled bitterly, "It's not easy for you and I to intervene in that situation, let alone Prime Minister Lin, the queen is so brilliant, she has all the fame and reason, who would dare to object, not to mention Prime Minister Xu is still on the sidelines. Standing, how can Prime Minister Lin speak?"
In fact, the King of Jin also knew that he was venting his anger, but this made his situation even more difficult.
"You've been careful recently, don't let them get the hang of it, let's do it slowly, and discuss with your uncle if you have anything."
"My son knows."
All the people in the hall left, but Emperor Xi, who had been in a coma for a long time on the dragon bed, suddenly opened his eyes.
Zheng Haiquan's neck shrank, and the man approached with hunched waist.
"His Majesty-"
The person on the dragon bed didn't move, he sneered a few times, and suddenly said, "I want to eat."
Zheng Haiquan said 'yes' and went out to make arrangements.
Not many people knew about the play that Emperor Xi planned and arranged, including Imperial Doctor Zhou and Zheng Haiquan, and the rest were known only by a few eunuchs in Zichen Hall and the commander of Emperor Xi's two confidants.
Of course, there is a price to be paid for acting. If nothing else, it is quite difficult to eat meals. Empress Xiao stayed here all day long, and only left when she was resting at night. The other Emperor Xi could only starve.
Zheng Haiquan once sighed inwardly for countless times, why is it necessary, but how can the master decide what to do with his servant.
Zheng Haiquan quickly brought some meals. After Emperor Xi had eaten and drank enough, he asked Zheng Haiquan to serve and rinse his mouth before he invited Imperial Physician Zhou from the side hall.
"You did very well."
Zhou imperial doctor knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty praises."
"I heard that people have frequently asked you to inquire about my dragon body recently. Is it from King Jin?"
As for how to hear it, Emperor Xi naturally has his own channels, and this time the plan is to catch the secret people. Emperor Xi did not believe what Zhou Taiyi said and what the Crown Prince slandered.
I don't know if he still insists on not believing it at this time.
"This—" Zhou Taiyi glanced at Emperor Xi with a worried look, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, this minister ignored it."
Emperor Xi's face turned purple at first, then turned white, snorted twice, and said sternly: "I admit that I have not treated them badly, and I haven't died yet, so I am thinking about my emperor...cough..." He didn't say anything. When it was over, he coughed.
"Your Majesty, rest your anger."
Emperor Xi coughed for a while before calming down.
"This show is really wonderful. Why didn't I find out that all my sons were so good at acting... Zhou Jin, did the queen tell you when she killed me?"
Zhou Taiyi was startled, "No."
"Ha, of course I won't tell you. You Zuo is just a servant who obeys orders. It is estimated that in a few days, they will not be able to bear it anymore, and now they are just afraid of being criticized... Even the white court sentenced They are all their people, what else is there that I don't know... and the King of Jin... "
Sitting on the dragon bed, Emperor Xi muttered to himself in a very low tone, but it was whispered into the ears of Imperial Physician Zhou and Zheng Haiquan who were present. These two can't wait to plug their ears and not listen to this. The more they know, the worse the fate of the two of them. It is estimated that His Majesty is finished this time, and it will be their turn soon...
Thinking of this, even though he has always been as calm as Zheng Haiquan, he couldn't help shivering at this time.
What happened in the capital naturally did not hide from Luo Huaiyuan's eyes.
Seeing that the place in Beijing was about to pierce the sky, and there was still no movement from King Jing, Luo Huaiyuan couldn't help but go to Jingzhou.
When I met Queen Jing, I talked a lot, and even couldn't help but give him a lot of bad ideas, such as salaries from the bottom of the pot, assassinations, etc., and also vaguely pointed out the role of 'Master Brother'.
In fact, he really wronged King Jing. There was no movement from King Jing, and he did everything he had to do. He just watched the movement in Beijing and acted accordingly. It's just that King Jing is really not good at persuading people. Luo Huaiyuan doesn't believe it. He even made it clear that if it doesn't work, he's ready to run away. It was King Jing's repeated assurances that he temporarily calmed his impetuous heart.
On the other hand, the capital is getting more and more chaotic.
During the Spring Festival in the thirty-fifth year of Xiyuan, the palace was extremely deserted due to Emperor Xi's serious illness in a coma.
As soon as the Spring Festival was over, a pair of swords were drawn in Beijing.
Nowadays, the battle between the prince's line and the Jin king's line is becoming more and more obvious. On the bright side, the censor impeached the Jin king for a long time in the capital and did not return to the feudal land. The King of Jin was naturally not a vegetarian. To fight back against the King of Jin, it was His Majesty's order to stay in Beijing to recuperate, so that the King of Jin must get His Majesty's oracle to return to the fief. What's more, now that His Majesty's dragon body is ill, and he has not been able to wake up, how can he who was born as a son of man leave at this time.
The two parties quarreled so much that it was so much fun that they often tugged their sleeves and tore each other in the courtroom.
As for the secret battle, it is even more numerous. For the time being, the Crown Prince has a slight advantage because of his position. Of course, the King of Jin is not completely powerless to fight back.
But as time passed, the advantages of the prince became more and more obvious, but the disadvantage of King Jin was obvious.
The reason is very simple, the prince is the heir and the elder, and now he is the prince supervising the country. And King Jin's only backer is temporarily unreliable. Although his accumulated strength is not bad, His Majesty's coma has always been a hidden concern, and people can't help but wonder if this person is really dying. His Majesty died, and the crown prince was the natural successor. It was time to offend the crown prince deeply, but the King of Jin really died without a place to be buried. Not only did King Jin himself feel uneasy, but many courtiers who secretly defected to King Jin also began to shake.
Knowing that this situation could not continue, King Jin discussed with Xu Xiangrong and his subordinates several times, and had to consider the risk of military action, and Jinzhou and Qizhou also quietly moved.
At the same time, Yunzhou and Jingzhou also started to move.
King Jing has been restless for days, casting his subordinates together with the power of King Yun in a comprehensive manner, and news from all over the place will be passed on almost every few hours or half a day. Fortunately, these two men have special delivery channels, which are much faster than the 800-mile rush, otherwise it would not be enough.
King Jing also made an open announcement with Luo Huaiyuan, and explained everything he had in his hands and the current situation in detail. Only then did Luo Huaiyuan know that the fifth man had done so much, and then combined everything that happened in Beijing before. Look, let him give birth to the illusion that the person in front of him is a monster.
Sure enough, as he thought before, this is the aura of the male protagonist
Luo Huaiyuan sighed to himself.
Facing Luo Huaiyuan's admiring and somewhat sad little eyes, King Jing just said with a stiff face: "You have a lot of credit for this matter, if it weren't for the dark lines you laid in Jinzhou, Qizhou and Beijing, this king's actions would not have been like this. well."
You must know that these four words seem to be simple, but in fact, it is extremely labor-intensive and material-intensive to implement. King Jing's strength is a little weak, but it is only by gathering the strength of two parties.
Let's not mention these, King Jing has also cooperated with King Yun for a long time, and the two sides still understand each other's temperament. If it is not full of trust, King Jing will not be so frank to announce and speak bluntly with Luo Huaiyuan.
Now that things have been clarified, there is naturally something that Luo Huaiyuan needs to do. After the two chatted, they went to work separately.
The situation became more and more tense. After some deliberation, King Jing and Luo Huaiyuan each brought their own troops to sneak back to Beijing.
Luo Huaiyuan went on the road with his wife and children.
This matter made King Jing extremely incomprehensible. Fortunately, the two did not go on the road together, and they made an appointment to reach the capital to communicate with each other, so they parted ways.
Niuniu and Jian'er were still young, so naturally they didn't know what they were going to do this time, and they took them out to play as parents. On the other hand, Yan Yan understood a little bit. In fact, the man wanted to take her with him, but he was worried that the two children had gone wrong in the mansion, so he simply brought them along.
Not daring to stop along the way, I hurried to the capital.
I went to Zhuangzi, Yan Yan's dowry, to settle down first, and then Luo Huaiyuan was so busy that he could barely see anyone. When he reappeared, he quietly entered the city with Yan Yan and the two children, visited the Qi Mansion first, and handed the two children to his grandmother Shen Yiyao to watch. Live in a private house far away.
On the other hand, Beijing has been very calm recently.
Of course, this is only on the surface, but in fact, King Jing and Luo Huaiyuan both know that Qizhou has begun to gather troops. On the bright side, the King of Jin's family is still playing Tai Chi with the Crown Prince's family, all day long talking about things that are neither salty nor bland.
On this day, it was no different from the past, and the palace was still repeating the steps of the past step by step.
Emperor Xi even lost his temper, scolded him for being unfilial, and then stopped because of lack of energy. He slept very sweetly, and had a sweet dream in the middle. In the sweet dream, he was still in the spirit of a dragon and a horse, no longer in a dying body. Suddenly, he woke up with a heart palpitation and found that the palace was in chaos.
The sound of shouting and killing seemed to be far away from the Zichen Palace, but it could be faintly heard. In front of him was Zheng Haiquan's panicked face, but it turned out that Zheng Haiquan woke him up.
Emperor Xi realized that something was wrong and asked what was wrong.
Zheng Haiquan couldn't say why. He realized that there seemed to be trouble in the palace, so he ordered someone to investigate, but no one has come back to report. Seeing that the situation was not right, he dared to wake up Emperor Xi.
There was indeed trouble in the palace. It was a very quiet night, but the sound of footsteps and the firelight awakened those who were still asleep.
The East Palace was the first to bear the brunt, and the guards just reacted and faced a brutal massacre. They were all unprepared, and soon they were attacked by this group of people who came from unknown intentions and who were wearing Jin Wuwei's clothes and entered the East Palace.
The prince was woken up in his sleep, and for the sake of safety, he hurriedly sent someone to protect him and go to the hiding place.
The hideout is extremely secluded, in a rockery in the garden next to his residence. From the outside, it looks like a rockery, but in fact there is another mystery. No one else knew about this place. When the prince came, there was only Chen Qi by his side, so he brought Chen Qi with him.
There were screams and cries everywhere. If the prince didn't understand what was going on right now, he would have lived blindly for decades.
This is a forced palace!
Don't think that rebellion must be done by King Jin's servant, and the prince gritted his teeth in hatred. Before, they were also prepared to prevent King Jin from jumping over the wall, and sent a lot of people to watch the movement of King Jin, including the Prince of Qizhou, who was also aware of the movement, and even sent people to stop it. But I didn't expect that the Qizhou side is fake, and the forced palace is the real thing. This King of Jin actually built the plank road in the dark and darkened Chencang!
The crown prince was anxious and afraid. He was so anxious that something would happen to Fengqi Palace, and he was afraid that his own life would not be guaranteed. However, he still had confidence in his hiding place, and even thought that if he was allowed to escape, he would definitely let King Jin die without a place to be buried.
There were sounds of searching for the prince everywhere, footsteps came and went, and the hearts of those who listened were frightened. There is a faint smell of blood in the air, and I don't know how many people will die in the East Palace. Chen Qi climbed on the rockery wall, listening to the movement outside without moving, turning around from time to time to report something to the prince.
On the other side, Emperor Xi has already contacted the outside world.
Its two confidants, the commander of the Imperial Guard, one of them is not on duty, and the other is there, but it is difficult to support it alone. The situation outside is really chaotic. Jin Wuwei, who stayed behind today, has rebelled against many people. Now even Commander Zhang does not know how many people he has betrayed.
When receiving the edict from Emperor Xi, Commander Zhang was directing his subordinates to fight against the rebels. Many of the brothers who used to drink and gamble together in the kiln are now facing each other with swords and swords. The specifics of which are not detailed.
When Commander Zhang came to see Emperor Xi, the shiny armor was dripping with blood, which was enough to see the terrible situation outside. Fortunately, before he came, he had already controlled some of the situation and gathered a team of subordinates for his use.
Commander Zhang reported the general situation, and it was confirmed that King Jin rebelled, but due to the large number of rebels, many generals of Jin Wuwei and Hu Benwei who were guarding the security of the palace turned against the water, and the situation outside was temporarily unknown.
Emperor Xi was so angry that he almost fainted, but it was the Zhou imperial doctor who gave him acupuncture to let him have a little clarity. Afterwards, he threw a gold medal to Commander Zhang, ordered him to take full command of the suppression of the rebels, and ordered people to release the news that Emperor Xi was sober.
At the East Palace, King Jin had already arrived. He was dressed in jet-black armor and had a chilling expression on his face.
The East Palace has been searched from top to bottom, but unfortunately, the prince has not been found. The King of Jin ordered to dig three feet into the ground to find the prince.
From the rockery, you can see some movement outside. The prince was impatient, and he overturned Chen Qi and deceived him.
Along the gap, you can see the King of Jin standing in the garden. The prince gritted his teeth in hatred, but he had to hold his breath for fear of being discovered, and all kinds of hatred in his heart were churning endlessly.
Suddenly, the prince felt that the vest was cold, and just as he felt the pain and was about to speak, he was pressed against the wall and blocked his mouth.
He turned his head and stared at Chen Qi, his eyes were blood red, almost not protruding.
He wanted to say something, but he couldn't make a sound. He felt a force from the other party, and an indescribable pain hit his heart, and he felt that his eyes were gradually getting darker.
Chen Qi belonged to the King of Jin
This was the prince's last thought before he died.
Chen Qi watched the movement outside carefully. He could feel that the prince's body had gradually froze, and he was still waiting for the movement outside.
There was a loud noise outside, and the rebels rushed out like flowing water. After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no one outside at this time, Chen Qi carefully opened the door of the rockery and went out.
He dragged the prince's body into the courtyard very quickly, took his own blood clothes, and quietly disappeared in the night.
ps: First of all, I would like to say sorry to everyone. Because some of the plots of this article yesterday and today overlapped with the plot of the Tongfang that book, this situation was not expected before face-to-face. I said before that I would try to avoid overlapping, but when I wrote this paragraph before, I thought about it and found that if a problem does not overlap, some things are not clear at all.
When I wrote the book of the room, the seizing of the heirs had been simplified, because for Man Saojing, Prince Jin, the prince of Emperor Xi, could not be regarded as a real enemy. Even if he died in the end, it could only be said that King Jin's methods were vicious. Revenge, for the character of Meng Saojing, does not seem to be so strong, what he seeks is just a way of life. So it's just a brief introduction, and I'll talk about it in general, that's all.
On the contrary, King Yun wanted to kill all those who had harmed him, especially the Crown Prince of Jin. Of course it's character. Among them, there is also the reason for the final end of Xu Xiangrong and Yan Ting, so it can't be simplified here, which has caused the inevitable repetition of He Tongfang's question of seizing the heir.
Some relatives say that some repeated content is copied and pasted. It is true, but I will not say that in fact, it has been considered and considered. Everything that should be deleted has been deleted, and everything that can be simplified has been simplified. , including some details in between and the plot. Of course, this is not obvious. If you don't compare them one by one, those who have read the two articles will have the illusion of repeating the plot. This is a fact. In fact, there are many differences, and I will not describe some of my thoughts in it. Because writing is a matter of not only being responsible for yourself, but also for your readers. In fact, it is quite tangled and distressed to face this situation face to face.
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The above situation is based on the fact that relatives who have read two books will have such troubles, but there is another situation. If relatives have only read the book of Concubine Han, if some situations are not explained clearly, they will only be confused. . All aspects of this situation must be considered, there is no way. o(╯□╰)o